My New Step-Dad Quotes

“I’m tired of chasing affection. I’m worth more than that. I may be young, but I know what I want. I want someone who’s willing to give up everything for me. And I deserve someone who’s proud to be with me instead of being ashamed of their feelings.”
“I’m not going to be the lost puppy chasing someone around and begging for attention. I’m going to take some time and figure out what I want to do next, but until I know my next move, I’m done being a burden.”
“Sophie—”
“It’s not your fault, Bruce. It’s been like this my whole life. I’m just tired of being a second choice.”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad

“Fake smiles and hellos are not something I want to be a part of. I watched my mother do it, and I despised it. I want real.
I know I’m young, but losing my mother, whom I never really knew, made me think about what I want from life. I don’t want to have to do something to please someone else. I want to break the cycle and not get trapped in their kind of life. I want love, a family, bake sales, date nights, fighting over not taking out the stupid trash.”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad

“the reality of what he’s saying hits me harder than it should. At least he’s honest. His job will always come first. My mother always filled me with false promises.”

“God, I feel so stupid. Why am I always pushing myself on people who don’t want me? It’s like I make things up in my head and don’t see things for what they really are, dreaming up these futures that are so far from possible. Back at school, the girls and even a few teachers always said I lived in my head, my nose in a book. Maybe they were right. But is it so wrong to dream of big love? In reality, I’ve never had a taste of it.”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad

“I get to spend the rest of my life with this amazing, gorgeous woman, and I’m so happy she chose me.”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad

“I like movie night,” she whispers.”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad

“I don’t want my life to be like hers. I didn't even know her. I know this is terrible to say, but I don’t think I miss her. I long for the idea of what could have been.”
“And I’m telling you, sweet S....., that idea you are longing for would’ve just made you into me—a person who tried to be what their parents wanted but ended up like them, not closer to them”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad

“Doesn't she have, like, a zip-up adult onesie or something she can put on?”
― Alexa Riley, My New Step-Dad